Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-21
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Two Documents Concerning General
Leavitt's Nomination as Collector of
Customs Made Public.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
A great many nominations were contirme,
today, among them being that of Postmaste
Riley at Cincinnati, which WAS made the sub
Ject of an extended investigation by the post
office committee last session.
The Senate has confirmed the followin,
nominations:
r. Reed to be assistant solicitor and j
b Caldwell of Iadiana. to be deputy secon,
auditor of the treasury
w. l., Maginuis, to be chief justice of the
| supreme conrt of Wyoming.
Attornevs-Judge H. T. Toulmsn. south
ern district of Alabama; W. t. Newman
northern district of Georgia; E. NJ. Ros.
southern district of California; C. H. Simon
ton, district of South Carolina; J. T. Carey,
northern district of California; W. B. Burn
cit, southern district of Ohio; r. NJ. Call
northern district of Florida
Marshals-L. NJ. Lamar, southern district
OF Georgia; ID. Risley, southern distric
OF California; +. A. Barker, district of New
hampshire.
W. b. Webster of Coma, to be chief ex
aminer of the civil commission.
Collectors of Customs in Mane-E. Cush
ing at Belfast; J. Cousens al kennebunk; s.
ID. Leavitt at Passamaquoddy j. f. Moore
at Waldoboro.
T. ii Leslie of KY, to be Gsvernor OF
Montana
Oney Carstarphen of Colorado, to be sur.
veyor general of Colorado.
ln connection with the confirmation of
Samuel ID. Leavitt as collector of customs a,
Passamaquaddy, Me-, the Senate makes pub
lie two documents. The first is a letter to
Senator Mcmillan marked confidence, dated
Washington, Dec. IA, 1886 The writer
calls afIpDtIDn n bp t;C pl
that having had occasion TO examine the pa
pers filed by the applicant for office some
months ago, he found among them certified
copy of the record of the United States dis
talct court at Portland, Me-, showing that
Leavltt had been convicted somewh here be-
tween 1860 and 1869, of the crime of snug
gilng, and had been sentenced TO paw a fine
therefor. Inc writer thinks it hardly DOS
slDle that the President could have knowing
ly appointed convicted smuggler to collect
revenue at place which affords such oppor-
tunlty for smuggling and auggests as a posi-
olhty that the paper NAV have been secretly
abstracted from the files before. and that the
documents were taken to the President. He
adds: In case of the candidates cOntirma-
ton, shall feel at liberty to make public
all the facts together with a copy of the let
ter, tor desire to know whether the Senate
does really scrutnize the Presidents appoint
ments when they have good reasons there
tor, which is not founded upon partisan poll
itics. As | am in the government employ,
you will see the necessity for my Withholding
my name for the present.
(Signed) Chief of Division"
The other is an affidavit by Mr.. Leavitt
setting forth that 10 1866 Mr.. Horton left
in his office package for man (whose
name Leavitt doesn't remember) to call and
examine the package which was said to con
tain quantity of morphine. 1t was subse.
quentiy taken away by Horton, This was
made the pretended basis" of the suit
against Leavitt, which was however never
brought to trial, Leavitt paying the costs aud
marshaPs fees by advice OF his counsel, Biou
Bradbury. He was never accused of any
violation of the law. The endorsement by
Mr.. Bradbury is to the effect that the state
ments in the affidavit are in accordance with
the facts and that the costs were paid to save
the expense of litigation.